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Harbour Trust: The
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The Department, Structure and Board
The Harbour Trust is an Australian Government
agency within the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio.
The structure of the Trust includes a governing Board of Trustees that
guide the process of planning and implementing projects for the sites.
Beneath this the Executive Director manages the daily affairs of the Trust.
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The Portfolio
The Australian Government's Department
of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements
national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's
natural environment and cultural heritage.
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Organisation Structure
The daily affairs of the Trust are managed by the Executive Director,
Mr Geoff Bailey. The organisation is structured as follows:
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Board Members
The Board Members meet regularly to discuss issues relating to all the
sites, including the planning process, maintenance of buildings and structures,
and opening sites up to the public.
There are eight members, including the Chair, two members nominated by
the NSW Government, one member representing the interests of indigenous
people and one member from a council area containing a Trust site.
The Federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has
recently re-appointed the two NSW Government appointees - Mr Robert Conroy
and Ms Diana Talty.
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Chairman, Mr Kevin McCann
AM,
Mr McCann is a non-executive director and a lawyer. He was a partner
of Allens Arthur Robinson for 35 years and Chairman of the firm
for 10 years up to his retirement in 2004.
He practised in corporate and commercial law. Mr McCann holds a
Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts.
As a director of a number of Australian public listed companies,
he is experienced in finance and commercial matters.
Mr McCann was Chair of the Interim Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
for 21/2 years.
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Clr Susan Hoopmann
Clr Hoopmann is a non-executive director. Clr Hoopmann is Mayor
of Hunters Hill, a company director and holds positions on numerous
community committees and organisations, concerning wide-ranging
issues from schools and education to charities and the environment.
Clr Hoopmann is also a member of the Harbour Trust’s Audit
and Risk Management Committee.
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Mr Peter Lowry OAM
Mr Lowry is a non-executive director, a law graduate, Fellow of
the Australian Property Institute and member of the Planning Institute
of Australia, with experience in urban research, planning and residential
development, particularly in the restoration of heritage projects.
He is a Board Member of the National Trust and of the Planning
Research Centre of the University of Sydney.
Mr Lowry is Chair of the Harbour Trust’s Audit and Risk Management
Committee.
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Dr John Moriarty AM
Dr Moriarty is a non-executive director. Dr Moriarty holds a Bachelor
of Arts and was granted a Churchill Fellowship for overseas study
on the history and culture of indigenous peoples.
He is chairman and co-owner of Balarinji, the country’s leading
indigenous art and design studio.
Dr Moriarty has been in executive positions in the Departments
of Aboriginal Affairs for Commonwealth and state governments, and
continues to hold board positions relating to indigenous issues.
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Brigadier Kevin O'Brien (ret)
Brigadier O’Brien is a non-executive director who served at
two of the Harbour Trust sites during his 30 years with the Australian
Army.
Brigadier O’Brien holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma
of Arts, Military Studies. He has studied the military and defence
history of Australia and assisted in the restoration of heritage
defence sites. He has advised on, and edited a book about, the defence
of Sydney Harbour during World War II.
Brigadier O’Brien was a Member of the Interim Sydney Harbour
Federation Trust for 21/2 years. He is also the Chair of the Harbour
Trust’s Defence History Steering Committee, a member of the
Harbour Trust’s Audit and Risk Management Committee and the
Members’ representative on the Tender Review Committee.
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The Honourable Barry O'Keefe, AM QC
The Hon Barry O’Keefe is a non executive director.
He is a lawyer and until recently was a Judge of the Supreme Court
of NSW. He was a member of Mosman Council from 1968 until 1991,
Mayor for ten of those years and President of the Local Government
Association from 1986 until 1988.
In 1993 he was appointed as Chief Judge of the Commercial Division
and an Additional Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court. In 1994
he was appointed Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against
Corruption for the maximum statutory term of five years, returning
to judicial duties thereafter.
Mr O’Keefe has been President of the National Trust (NSW)
since 1991 and was a Member of the Interim Sydney Harbour Federation
Trust for 2 1/2 years before his appointment as a Trustee.
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Mr Robert Conroy
Mr Conroy is a non-executive director, nominated by the
NSW Government.
Mr Conroy is Director Central Branch, Parks and Wildlife Division,
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation. He holds a Master
of Management, Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma in Environmental Studies.
Through his 30 years with national parks Mr Conroy has been committed
to the protection and improved management of Australia’s environment.
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Ms Diana Talty
Ms Talty is a non-executive director, nominated by the
NSW Government. Ms Talty has wide ranging experience in urban and
waterfront development through her employment in the Office of the
Federal Minister for Urban and Regional Development in 1970’s,
the NSW Department of Planning, the Darling Harbour Authority and
now in the role of Executive Director, Major Projects for the Sydney
Harbour Foreshore Authority. Ms Talty holds a Bachelor of Arts.
In 2002 Ms Talty was awarded NSW Government Public Service Medal
in recognition of her contribution to the Darling Harbour project.
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Board Agendas & Minutes
Further Information
For further information on the Harbour Trust Board and its meetings,
please contact the Harbour Trust on (02) 8969 2100.
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